True love requited: or, The baliff's daughter of Islington. The young-man's friends the maid did scorn, 'cause she was poor and left forlorn, they sent the esquire to London fair, to be an apprentice seven year. And when he out of's [sic] time was come, he met his love a going home, and then to end all farther strife, he took the maid to be his wife. To a north-country tune. Or, I have a good old mother at home.

True love requited: or, The baliff's daughter of Islington. The young-man's friends the maid did scorn, 'cause she was poor and left forlorn, they sent the esquire to London fair, to be an apprentice seven year. And when he out of's [sic] time was come, he met his love a going home, and then to end all farther strife, he took the maid to be his wife. To a north-country tune. Or, I have a good old mother at home.

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True Love Requited: Or, The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington.

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True Love Requited: Or, The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington.

The young-man's Friends the Maid did scorn,

'Cause she was poor and left forlorn;

They sent the Esquire to London fair,

To be an Apprentice seven year.

And when he out on's time was come,

He met his Love a going home,

And then to end all farther strife,

He took the Maid to be his Wife.

To a North-Country Tune. Or, I have a good old Mother at home.

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THere was a youth, and a well-belov'd youth

and he was a Esquires Son,

He loved the Bayliffs daughter dear

that lived in Islington.

She was coy, and she would not believe

that he did love her so;

No, nor at any time she would

any countenance to him shew.

But when his friends did understand

his fond and foolish mind,

They sent him up to fair London

an Apprentice for to bind.

And when he had been seven long years

and his Love he had not seen,

Many a tear have I shed for her sake

when she little thought of me.

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All the Maids of Islington

when forth to sport and play;

All but the Bayliffs Daughter dear,

she secretly stole away.

She put off her Gown of gray,

and put on her puggish Attire;

She's up to fair London gone

her true Love to require.

As she went along the Road,

the weather being hot and dry,

There was she aware of her true Love,

at length came riding by.

She stept to him as red as any Rose,

and took him by the Bridal Ring,

I pray you kind Sir give me one penny

to ease my weary Limb.

I prithee sweetheart canst thou tell me

where that thou wast born?

At Islington kind Sir, said she,

where I have had many a scorn.

I prithee sweet-heart canst thou tell me

whether thou dost know

The Bailiffs Daughter of Islington?

she's dead, Sir, long ago.

Then will I sell my goodly Steed,

my Saddle, and my Bow,

I will into some far Country,

where no man doth me know.

O stay, O stay, thou goodly Youth

she's alive, she is not dead;

Here she standeth by thy side,

and is ready to be thy Bride.

O farewell grief, and welcome joy,

ten thousand times and more;

For now I have seen my own true Love,

that I thought I should have seen no more.

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Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner.

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True love requited: or, The baliff's daughter of Islington. The young-man's friends the maid did scorn, 'cause she was poor and left forlorn, they sent the esquire to London fair, to be an apprentice seven year. And when he out of's [sic] time was come, he met his love a going home, and then to end all farther strife, he took the maid to be his wife. To a north-country tune. Or, I have a good old mother at home.

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1670-1696?

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Date

2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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B06238

ID [STC]

Wing T2735

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[457]

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99887921

ID [PROQUEST]

ocm99887921

ID [VID]

183570

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— True love requited: or, The baliff's daughter of Islington. The young-man's friends the maid did scorn, 'cause she was poor and left forlorn, they sent the esquire to London fair, to be an apprentice seven year. And when he out of's [sic] time was come, he met his love a going home, and then to end all farther strife, he took the maid to be his wife. To a north-country tune. Or, I have a good old mother at home.,

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1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts).

Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner.,. [London] :: [between 1670-1696]. (Place and date of publication suggested by Wing.) (Verse: "There was a youth, and a well-belov'd youth ...") (Another edition of Wing T2735 has 'Bayliffs daughter' in title.) (Trimmed.) (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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